If I were behind in the polls I don't think I'd be calling on this guy...
Whole NYT article about bitter former primary rivals and ex-presidents campaigning for Barack and John here. I think I can see Hillary gritting her teeth...
J. Crew is selling Michelle Obama's outfit from the Tonight Show.
I mean, I would be "re-wearable"...
Errrrr, when I first read that Barack Obama might be on SNL this weekend I was worried (as I was about his Obamamercial and his Daily show appearance).
But now I'm REALLY worried. From Politico:
Happy Halloween! Good Friday morning. On the last weekend of the campaign, Senator McCain will hit “Saturday Night Live,” the campaign confirms. (Hat tip: Marc Ambinder).
Obama and McCain on SNL together? Maybe the first item had it wrong, and it was McCain all along. Or maybe we're headed for comedic brilliance. Who knows?
Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, I'll get to the reason why I wanted to carve out my own little niche in the interwebs.
At 24 I, along with my peers, seem to have hit a point in life where we're anxious to figure out what we're supposed to be doing with ourselves. I have bounced between a number of different passions and pursuits. Thus far, none have seemed to stick.
One thing I did notice, however, was that throughout it all I've been interested in and casually following the political process in the United States. Then I hit an inflection point.
Not so long ago, the house voted no on HR 3997, the bailout package. I was livid. I could not understand how a group of people who had promised to serve their country had so obviously placed themselves ahead of people they were supposed to be representing. Whether or not you agree with the bailout, the idea of voting no on legislation because you're too chicken shit to handle the heat at home during a reelection is a totally illegitimate. More on this in the near future.
So, then I got pulled full force into the presidential race of 2008. This election cycle has illuminated a number of things for me, insights into this political process and into this country.
This post is already too long. So I'll wrap it up with a little brilliance:
I've tried blogging before. As with my childhood journals, I usually write one post, forget about it, and am somewhat mortified by the content upon re-reading.
For this blog, right off the bat I'm going to admit that there will be many an idiotic statement. At times I will be naive, ignorant, biased, and judgmental. Maybe by admitting these things upfront I will be easier on myself when I return to this post.
Hopefully that won't be months from now, after this has been forgotten.
